Cultivator.



S. B. BAILOR. GULTIVATOR.

APPLIOATION FILED JUNE13, 1905.

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PATENTi-ID FEB. 671906.

$.BfBA1L0R. OULT-IVATOR. IUAIION FILED JUNE 13, 1905.

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alifonwl y S. E. BAELUR. UULTIVATOR.

APPLICATION FILED JUNB13,11905.

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PATENTED FEB. 6, 1906. S. E. BAILOR.

I CULTIVATOR. APPLIOAT ION FILED JUNE 13,1905.

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"irn rriin rerriirrr tene SILASE. HAILOR, U1 illAltlflO, MISSUURL commercial.

The invention relates to improvements in cultivators.

The object o'Fsthe present invention is to improve the ornistruction oi cultivators, and to provide simple and. comparatively inexpensive means for controlling the gangs of plows and the carrying-wheels to arrange the plows for operating at the desired depth, and also for spacing the gang of plows the desired distance, and to perniit the machine to be easily and accurately guided. p

A further obiect of the invention is to enable the plows'to be adjusted either indcpendently o'r siinnltaoeously with the carryingwheels by the driver without leaving his seat and to provide means for locking the plows in thci r adjnstinen t.

With these and other objects in view the invention consists in the construction and. novel combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter fully described, ilhistrated in the accompanying drawings, and pointed out in the claims hereto appended, it being understood that various changes in the form, proportion, size, and minor details of construe-- tion within the scope of the claims may be resorted to without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any of the-advantages of the invention;

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a plan view of a cultivator constructed in accordance with this invention. Fig. .2 is a rear elevation of the Fig. 3 is a side'elevation of the cultivator. Fig. 4 is a vertical sectional view taken substantially on the line 4 at of Fig.1. Fig. 5 is an enlarged detail perspective view illustrating the manner of mounting and adjusting the plow-beams. vl ig. 6 a detail view oi the operating mechanism for shifting the bar which is connected with the carrying-wheels. Fig. 7 is an enlarged detail sectional view illustrating the co11structi'on for looking the inclined Opemtingshal't against rotary movement. I view of the socket with which the head of the inclined shalt interlocks. Fig. 9 is "an enlarged detail view illustrating the .construction for connecting the inclined operatinghpecification of Letters yatent.

Application filed June '18, 1905- Sorial No. 265,038

Fig. 8 is a detail Patented Feb. 6, 1906.

shaft with the central bifurcated arm of the shittable connectingbar.

Like numerals or reference designate corresponding parts in all the figures of the draw: I

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1 designates an axletree, preferably consisting oi spaced metal bars or members and provided. at its ends with bearing-brackets 2, having vertically-alined bearings 3 for the reception oi"- vertical pivots 4 of crank-axles 5,

upon, which are mounted carrying-wheels 6.

The vertical pivots of the cran oaxles are se cured in the bearing-brackets 2 by means of,

keys or other suitable fastening devices, and the crank-axles are provided W th forwardlyextending arms 7, which are connected at their front ends by pivots 8 with a trans versely--rlisposed shiltable bar .9, which is adapted to be moved transversely of the machine by the means hereinafter described for changing the relation. 01' the carrying-wheels with relatioi'i to the frame ofthe machine for enabling the latter to be properly guided.

The machine is provided with a pair of draitbeains 10, which are secured at their rear ends to the axletree and which support a transverse frame-bar 11, constructed of angle-iron or other suitable inaterial 'and secured to the lower faces of the draft beams or tongues 10, as clearly shown in Figs. 3 and 4 ol the drawings. The transverse fra1nc-bar forms a support for a plurality of arches 12,

which are adapted to straddle the rows and which are suspr-nided from the frame-bar 11 by means e1 steel links 13. The arches, winch are approximately inverted- U shaped, are

"preferably provided at thetop and bottom with angular bends, and the terminals of the sides are bent laterally to form horizontal pivots l 4-, on which are mounted plow-beams 15. The links 13, which form flexible connections between the frame of the cultivator and the arches and which extend along the sides'oi' the latter, are provided at their upper and lower ends with eyes, the up )er eyes being linked into eyebolts 16, which have their threaded portions piercing the top horizontal llange of the,angleh'aine.bar l1 and which are provided with nuts located at the upper face of the frame-bar, as clearly illustrated in Fig. 5 ol the drawings. The lower eyes of the links 13 are linked into eyes 17 of lugs or collars .18, which areinounted on the outrearward extensions 19, are provided with vertical bearing-openings for the reception of the lower ends of inclined oscillatory bracerods 20, which are pivotally connected at their upper ends to the axletree l by means of suitable bearing-brackets 21. The terminals of the inclined brace-rods are bent verti- "ally to form upper and lower pivots on which the braceaods are adapted to oscillate. The plow-beams are equipped with front and rear plows 22 and 23 or other suitable cultivating devices, which may be of any desired construction and which may be arranged at either side of the plow-beams. The plows of each arch constitute a gang and are adapted to-be moved transversely of the. machine by the means hereinafter described, the inclined oscillatory brace-rods and the links 13 per mitting the necessary lateral movement of the arches. The arches are also braced at the top by horizontal brace-rods 24-, connected at their front ends by suitable pivots 25, with central lime or collars 26 of the arches, and having their rear ends 27 bent downward to form vertical pivots, which are arranged in luaarii'ig-brackets 28 of the axletree. The inclined and horizontal braeerods are adapted to maintain the arches in a vertical position, and these braceaodsform flexible connections between the arches and the frame of the coltivator and permit the lateral adjustment ol the former.

The plow-beams have forked 'l'ront' portions Ill), which are arranged on the laterallyextending pivots elf the arches and which are provuled with suitable openings for the reception. of the same. The front portions ol the plow-beams are retained on the pivots i l by means ol keys or other suitable fastcn ing means, and the said plow-Mains are connected at an intermediate point with operating mechanism. for raising and lowering them. Two sets of such operating mechanisms are employed for pern'iitting an independent adjustment of the gangs of plows, and each set comprisies a transverse rockshal't $3], jeurnaled in suitable bearings oi" rearvv'ardly-extcnding arms 32, which are secured at their-front ends to rearwardly projecting lugs or flanges 3B of the arch 12. The arms are rigid with the arch l2 and are adapted to move laterally with the same, and the rock-slntl't is provided at the outer end with an arm 34-, which is yieldably connected. with the outer plowdnatm. The inner cnd ol' phc rocleshal't has fixed to it an Upllitiillg-l?VLI" 23.3, coimected with the rockshal't at an intcrznmliatc point and having its lower arm arranged parallel with the a rm 34 at the optcr end of the rock-shalt. These arms extend downwardly, and the lower arm of the iiperating-level"is'yicldably connected with the inner plow-beam ol the arch l2. T

panying drz'iwings as located directly'in advance of the aX-lel ree; but it may be arranged at any other convenient point to permit the operating-lever to oscillate l'reely without interfering with the other mechanism ol the machine. Each yieldable connection comprises a rod 36, connected at its upper end with the adjacent arm. of the rock-shalt and slidably connected with theadjacent plowbeam preferably by being passed through an opening of an Lshapcd guide 37. The rod has disposed onit upper and lower coiled springs 38 and 39, which engage the guide 37, whereby-the l)lll K--l)t ztlll is yieldahly supported and is adapted to be readily adjusted in a vertical direction without jar. The operating-leveris provided with a spring-actuated dctent 40 or other suitable latch mechanism for engaging a toothedscgnlent d], Wlmreby the plow-beams are secured at the desired elevation. The springs ol' the yieldahle connections cushion the plowbe.-nns and relieve the machine of the and strains incident 'to its The gangs ol plows are adjusted laterally 0 to space them the desired dislance apart by means of an inclined l1pmating shalt 412, )rovidcd with. latera lly-exteiul ingarms 43, which are connected by links or rods with the inner members of each pair of arms 32 of the arches 12 The outer ends ol the links or rods are attached to the inner arms 32 at points below and in rear ol'the bearings ol' the transverse rock-shalts Ill, so, as not to interfere with themovcmcnl oi the operallug-levers I00 35; but the said links or rods may be connected with the inncr arms at any other desired point, or any other suitable means may be employed for comiccting the operating-shafts with the two gangs of cultivating devices. 105 The inclined opcratinpslnil't 4-2 is provided near its lower end with a substantially semispherical head 4;), which is arranged in a socket 46 of a bracket 47', and the latter de pends from a late or piece 48, which extends I I0 rearwardly from the transverse frame-bar 11" at the center thereof. The plate is substan tially rectangular, and the bracket is preferably provided with upward ly-diverging arms.

ll), which are secured to the side portions ol the plate or piece 48, as clearly illustrated in Fig/dot the drawings. The semis )herical head 45 of the inclined operating-sha t is providcd with suitable projections or teeth 50, which are adapted to engai e'.corresponding 12o grooves or recesses .3] ol' the bottom of the socket 4c, whereby the head of the inclined operating-shaft is interlocked with the socket and is held against rotary movement. The inclined operatirig-shalt is retained in its intcrlocked relation with the socket by means of a coiled spring :31, disposed on the lower portion ol the shall. and inter oscd between rock-shaft, which constitutes a l'ulcrum l'or l the sockct and a nut ,whic 1 supports the the opt-rat!ng-lcver. is shown in the accoml lower end ol the coiled spring; but any other rotating the shaft 42.

suitable means may be provided for this purpose. The spring yieldably holds the head of the inclined shaft in ei'igageinent with the socket, and it permits the head to be withdrawn from engagement with the socket for The inclined opcrat ing-shaft 42 is provided at the upper end with a suitable rip or handle 53, and it is adapted to be partlally rotated to oscillate the laterally-extending arms 43 for drawing the gangs of plows together or for moving them outwardly froin each other. By this operation the gangs of plows are properly spaced. The opening 54 of the bottom of the bearing or socket 46 is sul'liciently large to permit the inclined operating-shaft to be oscillated for moving the gangs of plows laterally, which will be found advantageous when changing the direction of the machine. A suitable ratchet 56 is mounted on the axletree in position to be engaged by the inclined operat ing-shaft for-holding it against lateral movement.

The laterally-shiltablc connecting-bar 9 is provided with a central arm 57, which is prelerably in the form of a iI-shapcd bar or frame, having its apex 58 bifurcated to receive the inclined operating-shaft when the lock the inclined operaticg-shalt in engagement with the central arm, whereby the gangs of plows and the connecting-bar are adapted to be simultaneously moved in a (ll -recti0n transversely of the machine. liy

thisopcration the direction oi the machine is changed and the posit1on ol' the plows siniultaneouslyshifted. The direction of the machine is also adapted to be changed independently of any adjustment of the gangs ol plows, and for this purpose opposite treadles 60 are provided. These treadles, which are located at the center ol the machine, extend longitudinally thcreol' and are pivoted at.

their front ends between the sides cl a hanger 61 which depends from. the transverse trainebar. The hanger, which is composed ol. two sides connected at the bottom, may be of any other desired construction. The lower portions of the sides are parallel and receive the front ends 01 the treadles, and the upper portions of the sides diverge upwardly, as clearly shown in Fig. 5 ol" the drawings. The front ends of the trcadles are mounted on a pivot 62, which pierces the sides of the hanger at the upper ends of the arallel portions. The rear ends ol the treadles are provided with suitable l'oot-plates, which are located slightly sin advance of a seat 63 for the accommodation of the driver. The treadles are connectand at an intermediate point by chains 64 or other suitable flexible connections with an. oscillatory segment ('55, which s pivotally mounted on the bracket 47. The segment is also connected with a pairoi chains liltwhich extend in opposite directions from the seg ment to the shil'table conncctingdnir and which are secured to the same at points at opposite sidcsol the center thereof. The chains 66 have their lowerportions arranged on the oscillatory segment and are secured in suitable grooves thereof adjacent to the ends of the peripheral portion of the segment, and when the latter is oscillated by means ol the treadlcs the crmnocting-bar will be shifted will be readily understood. The treadlcs are also adapted to be operated when the in chord opcratiiig-shal't is liliKiIlOU-lifill with. the central arm of the shi'l'table connection, so that the gangs of cultivating devices and the pivotallym'iountcd axles may be easily ad justed. I

The seat Ell-l, which is located in rearol' the aidctree for enabling the weight of the driver to partially counterbalnnce the front oi" the machine, is secured to tln. rear ends of a pair oi horizontally-disposed scat-supporting bars 67, which extend across the space between the l ramiwbar and the axletree and which are secured to the some. The [rent ends of the seat-supporting bars 67 are n'elerably connccteil with the frame-lair by means of l..- shaped plates or knees es, and the rear portions of the bar 37' are concluded with the anletreo by means oiperloratml cars or llangcs located at the ends oi the ratchet 56, "which isnrraiurcd between the bars (S7. The l'ranlc ol' the machine isstillened by means of a central substantially l t shaped brace'oi), composed ol' two crossed bars or members centrally connected and secured at their ends to the .l'ranic-bar and to the axletree.

'lhc hanger (ll is braced by an inclined bar 70, extending upwardly from the bottom of the hanger ill to the center oi the axlctree. "The end hangers 7i also depend from the transverse frame-bar and are provided with lower parallel portions. The parallel portions of the central and end hangers are designed to receive guidwpuileys oi a draftcquulizer, whirl] does not constitute a portion of the present invention and is thcrel'ore not shown and described.

.ilaving thus fully described my ll'lVOlllllOll,

Letters Patent, is-- l. in a cultivator, the combination with a rem the frame for movably suspending the arches and moved transversely of the machine, asv

frame, oi an arch, cultivating devices conwhat 1 claim as new, and desire to secure by 4 from the frame, and means for adjusting the arches.

3. In a cultivator, the combination with a frame, of a plurahtyof arches, substantially vertical spaced link connections movably sus- .4. In a cultivator, the combination with a frame, of a plurality of arches movably connected with the frame, gangs of cultivating devices mounted on the arches, and mechanism carried by the frame for adjusting-the gangs of cultivating devices.

5. In a cultivator, the combination with a frame, of a plurality of arches movably connected with the frame, gangs of cultivating devices mounted on the arches, and mechanism for adjusting the gangs of cultivating devices independently of each other, said mechanism being carried by the arches in the rnove ment thereof:

6. In a cultivator, the combination of a frame, an arch movahly connected time with, cultivating devices connected with the arch and arranged to swing upward and downward, adjusting mechanism for raising and lowering the cultivating devices, and supporting means rigid with the arch and having the adjusting mechanism mounted on it.

7. In a cultivator, the combination of a frame, an arch movably suspended therefrom, cultivating devices pivotally connected with the arch and adapted to swing upward and downward, arms rigid with and extending from the arch, and adjusting mechanism supported by the arms and connected with the cultivating devices for raising and lowering the same.

8. In a cultivator, the combination with a frame, of an arch movably suspended from the frame and provided with rigid projecting arms, cultivating devices pivotallv co'n n'ected with the arch, a roekshaft mounted on the projecting arms and having a depending armran operating-lever also mounted on the rock-shaft and forming a depending arm, and means-for connecting the said depending arms with the cultivating devices. v

9. In a. cultivator, the combination with, a frame, of. an arch,sul)stantially vertical links depending from the frame and connected with the arch, cultivating devices connected with the'arc'h, and independent bracing means pivotallycon'nected with the arch and withthc .lramc for permitting the said arch to move laterally of the cultivator.

10. In a cultivator, the combination of a l'rame, an arch, links depending from the frame and connected with the :irchat opposite sides ther ml', and braces extending roan wardly from the lower port ions of 1 he sides of thenrch and pivotallv connected with the same and with the frame.

'11. In a cultivator, the combination with a frame, of an arch movably suspended from the frame, cultivating devices connected with I, '1- frame, of an arch movably suspended from the frame, cultivating devices connected with the arch, and a horizontal brace pivotally connected with the arch and with the frame.

13. In a cultivator, the combination with a frame, of anarch movably suspended from the frame, cultivating devices connected with the arch, and horizontal and inclined braces pivotally connected with the arch and with the frame and maintaining the former in an upright'position. 1

14. In a cultivator, the combination with a frame, of separate gangs of cultivating devices, an operating rock-shaft, and meansfor connecting the rocleshaft with the gangs of cultivating devices, whereby the said gangs are moved toward and from each other when the rock-shaft is rotated.

15. In a cultivator, the combination with a frame, of separate gangs of cultivating devices, an operating roelcshaft, means for connecting the rock-shaft with the gangs of cultivating devices, whereby the said gangs are moved toward and from each ot'her when the rock-shaft is rotated, and means for locking the rock-shaftagainst rotation. v

16. In a cultivator, the combination with a frame, of separate gangs of cultivating devices, an operating-shaft located between the I gangs of cultivating devices and provided.

with opposite arms, means for courier-ting the arms with the cultivating devices, and means for locking the shaft against rotation fo se' curing l he gangs of cultivating devices in their adjustment.

17. in a cultivator, the combination with a frame, of separate gangs of cultivating devices, a shaft connected with the cultivating devices and provided with a head, and a hearing or socket receiving the head, said. head and socket being provided with means for interlocking them with each other, wherebv the shaft is held against rotation.

i In. in a cultivator. the combination with a frame, of separate gangs 'ol'rultivating devices, a slial'tconncrteil with the cultivating devices and provided with a head, a hearing or socket receiving the head, said head and socket being provided with means for inter locking them with each other whereby the shaft is held against rotation, auda. spring for maintaining the head and the socket in their interlocked relation.

ll). in a cultivator, the combination with a frame, of a 'plurulit ol' cull ivatin devic s, and a shaft connected with, the cultivating devices, said shalt being mounted for rotation for inoviug thc cultivating devices toward and from each other and being also capable of oscillation for moving the cultivating de vices simultaneously in the same direction. 20. In a cultivator, the combination with 5 a frame, and pivotally-inounted axles, of shiftable connecting means for the axles, cultivating devices, and a rock-shaft connected with the cultivating devices and arranged to engage the shii'table connection for moving I the cultivating devices and shiftable connection simultaneously.

21. In a cultivator, the combination with a frame, of pivotally-mounted axles, a shiftable connection for the axles, cultivating de- I vices, operating mechanism for the cultivating devices, anda fastening device for de tachably securing the operating device to the shiftable connection.

'22. In a cultivator, the combination with a frame, of pivdtallyanounted axles, a shift able connection for the axles, cultivating devices, operating mechanism for the cultivating devices, an arm extending from the shift able. connection and having a recess or opening to receive the operating mechanism, and a movable locking device for securing the op erating mechanism in the recess or opening of the said arm.

23. In a cultivator, the combination with a frame, of cultivating devices, a shaft con nected with the cultivating devices, pivotally mounted axles, a shiltable connection for the axles having an arm, and a ratchet mounted on the frame for holding the shaft, 3 5 said shaft being arranged to engage either 'the ratchet or the arm.

24. In a cultivator, the combinationwith. a frame, of pivetally1nounted axles, a shiftable connection for the axles having an arm, 40 cultivating devices, a bracket mounted on the frame and having a be: 'ing, a shaft n'iounted in the bearing and connected with the cultivating devices and arranged to engage the said arm, mechanism also mounted on the bracket and secured to the shiftable connection for actuating the same, and tree.- dles connected with the said mechanism for enabling the shiftable connection to be controlled by the feet of the operator.

25. In a cultivator, the combination with a frame, of an arch, cultivating devices connected with the arch, and links forming ilexible connections between the frame and the arch for supporting the latter, said links extending along the sides of the arch.

26. In a cultivator, the combination with a frame, of an arch provided at the lower ends of its sides with laterally-extending pivots,.cultivating devices connected with the pivots of the arch, and flexible connections extending from the frame to the said pivots for supporting the arch.

.27. In a cultivator, the combination with a frame, of an arch, cultivating devices connected with the arch, flexible connections be tween the frame and the top of the arch, and separate flexible connections between the frame and the bottom of the arch.

.28. in a cultivator, the combination with a frame, of an arch, cultivating devices connected with the arch, links connecting the top of the ardh with the frame, and separate links depending from the frame and connected with the bottom of the arch for supporting the latter. 7 5

29. In a cultivator, the combination with a frame, of an arch, llexible connections do pending from the frame and connected with the bottom of" the arch for supporting the lat.- ter, and horizontal and inclined links connected with the frame and with the top and bottom of the arch respectively for maintaining the latter in an upright position.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto a'llixed my signature 85 in the presence of two witnesses.

' SlLAS 1C. BAILUR.

Witnesses:

ALEX lamina J. W. IIANNA. 

